I have a php script in a directory called /manager. In it, I open and write to a file in the directory above /manager. However, if the permissions are set to allow owner write, I get "failed to open stream: Permission denied"
It only works when I change permissions to allow public write, but doesn't this allow anyone to write to my file? Could this be happening because it is reaching up a directory, or am I misunderstanding permissions?
I'm making a website for a client, and I want to make a password protected directory. The problem is my account type only allows FTP, so is there any way to create the .htaccess and .htpasswd files locally on my computer so I can upload them via FTP?
UPDATE:
I made the files on the site @radius mentioned, and I uploaded and renamed them, but now I'm getting the following message:
"The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request"